10 Species 10 Years Later
<p>This report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later, summarizes the best information available about the wildlife featured. We selected these species for many reasons: They represent different types of affected
British Petroleum (BP)
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Exxon and Rosneft sign Arctic deal
ExxonMobil has formed an Arctic exploration partnership with Rosneft, the Russian state oil company, in a strategic coup over rival BP. In return, Exxon, the world’s largest oil company by market capitalisation,
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Push for permits in Gulf of Mexico
Sixty per cent of rigs contracted in the Gulf of Mexico are not working almost a year and a half after the Macondo disaster. Industry participants are meeting on Tuesday with regulators to speed up
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U.S. Oil-Spill Ruling Pleases Plaintiff Lawyers
Plaintiff lawyers claimed a victory on Friday when a federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against BP and others over last year's big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico allowed much of the case to
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ConocoPhillips Says Evaluating China Spill Impact
A subsidiary of ConocoPhillips said it has started evaluating the impact of its oil spill in China's northern Bohai Bay on the marine environment, but has not yet received any claims for the incident.
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US Gulf spill fund pays out $5b in first year
Victims of BP's disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have received more than $5 billion in compensation since a fund was set up a year ago, officials said. The money has gone to 204,434 individuals
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BP Fund Has Paid Out $5 Billion To Gulf Spill Victims
BP Plc has paid out more than $5 billion to 204,434 victims of last year's massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, fund administrator Kenneth Feinberg said on Tuesday. The payouts amount to roughly 25 percent
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IIMA to launch Rs 100 cr fund for sustainable energy on Thursday
The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIMA) will launch the Indian Fund for Sustainable Energy (INFUSE) with an estimated fund size of Rs 100 crores in collaboration with the Union Ministry of
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The Scramble for Access to Libya’s Oil Wealth Begins
Before the rebellion broke out in February, Libya exported 1.3 million barrels of oil a day. While that is less than 2 percent of world supplies, only a few other countries can supply equivalent grades
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U.S. to Offer Oil Leases in the Gulf
Making good on a promise, the Interior Department announced Friday that it had scheduled its first sale of offshore oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon disaster last year. But
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Shell North Sea Pipeline Leak Reduced To A Trickle
Britain's worst oil spill for over a decade appeared to be entering its final stages, as the leak from Royal Dutch Shell's faulty North Sea pipeline slowed to a trickle. "The rate of leakage from the